Rain and wind signal.



' M. G. HOEFT.

' v RAIN AND WIN GNAL.

APPLICATION min .1. 1916. 1 213 642. Patented Jan. 2 17.

2 SHEETS-SH E 9 Ill Illllllll will M. G. HOEFT.

RAIN AND WIND SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 1. 1916.

1,213,642. I Patented Jan. 23,1917.

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- mam GEO. atom,

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

a citizen of thefUnited States, residing at,

Minonk, in the county ofWVoodtord and State of Illinois, have'inventednew and useful Improvements in Rain and Wind Sigtion.

This invention relates to certain 1 novel and useful improvements in signal devices a for notifying theocc upants of dwelling houses and other structures of rain and wind.

In carrying out the present invention, it

is my purpose to provide a signal device of the class described which maybe mounted in a window or :other opening and which will notify the occupants of the "dwelling house or other structurein the event of rain' or wind so that therwindow or otheropening may be closed.- I

durability, which will operate effectively for'its'intended purpose and which will em body comparatively few parts and these so 1 arranged and correlated as to reduce" the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set'forth in and, falling within the scope of the claim.

Y zontal sectional viewonthe line of Fig,

-1. Fig. 4 is a sect-ionalvie'w; on 'thevline 4:"4= of 'Fig. .1. Fig. 5 is adiagrammatic view showingthe circuit connections; 7 7

Suitably fastened to one side. of the base 1 is a 1 substantially L-shape'djjc'ontact nals, of whichthe followingjis av-specifica- I a supporting rod 6, while fastened :to the In the accompanying "drawings ;;Figure 1 is a view in front-elevationof "a rain -and" wind signal constructed in :accordance with the present invention. 1 Fig. 2 is a view in edge elevation'of, the signal'devicesupporte'd by the window 7 frame, the frame beingshown in vertical section. Fig 3flis a hori- 7 Referring now. to the drawings in detail, 1 designates afbasehavingone edge thereof 7 provided witheyes 'QWhereby the base may" be hung from a window frame or other sup? port.

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V p i afi' n of t e t t- Patented Jan. '23; 1917,. I Application m a March 1, 19 16. 9 Serial NO. 8;1 ,536- I cured 'to the "baseboard and below the hori zontal leg of the contact'plate and project'- ing' outwardly from'the baseboard is a pivot "bolt 4 i and 'fulcrumed between T its ends upon the outer extremity of the pivot bolt is 'a lever Loosely connected to one end of the lever "5 and depending 'therefromis a 1 other end of the'lever 5 isa counterbalance the lever 5 is passed. Secured to the lower end of the supporting rod 6 is a fiat'plate 9 and-"mounted upon the lower end of the plate 9 is a receptacle 10.

the pivot bolt 4 'il-I1d'the contact plate 3 respectively.

'Connected'to the horizontalleg of the L- I a shaped contact lplate 3. at a point remote from the vertical' legr and projecting outweight 7. Fastened to the "baseboard 1 lS Yar 'vertical guide rod 8 offset from the base-,

board and formed'with a slot through which 1'1 designates an electric circuit including a suitable source of electrical energy as a battery 12,.a switch 13 and a signal 14:. 'The terminals of the circuitrll' are connected to wardly therefrom is a'contact pin 15"dis-. posed in the path vof'movement of the lever r ,5. I The upper end of the" rodv 6 projects a 1 i above the lever 5, as clearly'illustrated in :Fig. 1 offthe'drawings sothat such end of the rod may engage-the plate 15 when the rod swingsrabout its pivotal connection with V the lever. I w

' In practice, the baseboard "carrying {the T; contact plate, the lever, the supportingrod 6, theplate 9, and the receptacle 10 is hung V a from grew-ind fr m r other pport and n the'e t of a"p 1'ecipitati0n "of rain or;

snow the receptacle 10'will be filled and the'95 clever 5 swung underjthelweight carriedby .the receptacle. In the" downward'move-f '7 "ment of the receptacle, the weighted: end of the lever 5 moves upwardlyland engagesthe contact pin 15 carried bythe'plate 3, there- -isexerted=uponf the plate 9 withtheetfectto 1 00 "byclosing thecircuit'to energize the signal 14, In the event of windythewind pressure 1 7 swin'g' the 'rod- 6 about its loose connection withlthe lever 5ina direction at right angles'to the baseplate and in the swingingof gtherod' 6 thegu pper end thereof contacts" with the plate 3, thereby closingthe circuit;

While" I have herein shown' and described one preferred form of my inventionby way of illustration, I .wish itjto be understood ithat'I do not limit, or confine myself to the" 7 precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation may be made within the scope of the claim and without departing from the spirit of the invention.

' I claim:

A signal device of the class described comprising a base board adapted to be supported I in an open window or the like, a horizontal lever fulcrumed between its ends onv said base board, a connecting rod looselyconi nected to one end of said lever and depend- Copies of this patent may be obtained for eral Connection with said base b0ard, a con tact plate onsaid base board, a pin carried by said plate and disposed in the path of movement of said lever, said pin and lever forming the terminals of the signal circuit, and means on the lower end of said rod adapted to receive wind pressure, whereby the rod will be swung about its loose connection with said lever to engage the upper end of said plate to close-the signal circuit independently of said lever and pin. V In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, V MARTIN GEO. HOEFT. Witnesses: i

JOHN C. DANFORTH, J. A. MINGEN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0." 

